Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 4

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Hosea 4 . 1 , God denounces judgments on Israel , for their aggravated impieties and iniquities; Hosea 4 . 12 , He exposes the ignorance and wickedness of the priests , and profligacy of the people , he will leave their wives and daughters to commit lewdness , without present punishment; Hosea 4 . 15 , He warns Judah , not to imitate Israel’s crimes , which are still further reproved.

Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

Hosea 4:1 · BSB

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no truth4 parallels

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Cir , am 3224 , bc 780

Hosea 4:2

Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

Hosea 4:2 · BSB

swearing23 parallels

toucheth7 parallels

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blood Heb. bloods

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.

Hosea 4:3 · BSB

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Hosea 4:4

But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.

Hosea 4:4 · BSB

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Hosea 4:5

You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—

Hosea 4:5 · BSB

and the prophet16 parallels

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destroy Heb. cut off

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Hosea 4:6 · BSB

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because10 parallels

I will also reject9 parallels

seeing7 parallels

I will also3 parallels

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destroyed Heb. cut off

Hosea 4:7

The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.

Hosea 4:7 · BSB

they were6 parallels

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Hosea 4:8

They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.

Hosea 4:8 · BSB

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set their heart on their iniquity11 parallels

Heb. lift up their soul to their iniquity

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Hosea 4:9

And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

Hosea 4:9 · BSB

like people8 parallels

punish1 parallel

Heb. visit upon

reward them5 parallels

Heb. cause to return

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Hosea 4:10

They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.

Hosea 4:10 · BSB

they shall eat6 parallels

they shall commit2 parallels

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Hosea 4:11

Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

Hosea 4:11 · BSB

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Hosea 4:12

My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.

Hosea 4:12 · BSB

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Hosea 4:13

They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.

Hosea 4:13 · BSB

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Hosea 4:14

I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.

Hosea 4:14 · BSB

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I will not or , Shall I not , etc

fall or , be punished

Hosea 4:15

Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, 'As surely as the LORD lives!'

Hosea 4:15 · BSB

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Hosea 4:16

For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?

Hosea 4:16 · BSB

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Hosea 4:17

Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!

Hosea 4:17 · BSB

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Hosea 4:18

When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.

Hosea 4:18 · BSB

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rulers1 parallel

Heb. shields

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sour Heb. gone

Hosea 4:19

The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.

Hosea 4:19 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web8 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Hosea 4:13 → Deuteronomy 12:2, Hosea 4:7 → Jeremiah 2:11, Hosea 4:9 → Isaiah 24:2
Echoes Hosea 4:15 → 1 Kings 12:28-33
Trajectories
Bethel (House of God), Covenant Violations (Prophetic Indictments), Holy Places (Access to God's Presence), Priestly Teaching (Torah Instruction)
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